memeorandum: OBAMA: ROMNEY WANTS VP PETRAEUS (Drudge Report)

7:25 PM ET, August 7, 2012

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OBAMA: ROMNEY WANTS VP PETRAEUS — President Obama whispered to a top fundraiser this week that he believes GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wants to name Gen. David Petraeus to the VP slot! — “The president wasn't joking,” the insider explains to the DRUDGE REPORT.

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Obama ahead in Colorado — PPP's newest Colorado poll finds Barack Obama leading 49-43 in the state, just a shade closer than 49-42 when we last polled there two months ago. Obama continues to have the upper hand in Colorado because he leads with all the fastest growing groups of the electorate.

Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots, Politico and The Hill

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama slightly ahead in NC

Discussion: Firedoglake

TheBlaze.com:

OBAMA'S COLLEGE CLASSMATE: ‘THE OBAMA SCANDAL IS AT COLUMBIA’ — I am President Obama's classmate at Columbia University, Class of '83. I am also one of the most accurate Las Vegas oddsmakers and prognosticators. Accurate enough that I was awarded my own star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.

Noah Bierman / Boston Globe:
Elizabeth Warren backs off demand that Scott Brown release more tax returns

Discussion: Politico and Weasel Zippers

Politico:
Harry Reid not releasing his own tax returns

Discussion: Townhall.com, Scared Monkeys, Washington Post, Nice Deb, The Huffington Post, National Review, Pat Dollard, Pirate's Cove, Weasel Zippers, Balloon Juice, The PJ Tatler, Las Vegas Review-Journal and his vorpal sword

Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:

Romney Claims Waivers He Used To Support Will ‘Gut Welfare Reform’ — Mitt Romney's campaign launched a full-on attack on Tuesday accusing President Obama of gutting welfare reform. In a new ad, policy memo, and press release, Romney claims that the administration's decision to offer waivers …

Discussion: Firedoglake, Slate, Crooks and Liars, Washington Post, Little Green Footballs, msnbc.com, Mitt Romney for President …, It's A Free Country ®, The Maddow Blog, Rumproast, The Huffington Post, CNN, The Raw Story, ABCNEWS, Business Insider and ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*

Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: Romney welfare attacks ‘blatantly dishonest’

Discussion: Politico

Fox News:
Romney calls on Reid to reveal source as fact-check sites challenge tax claim

Discussion: Daily Kos, Zandar Versus The Stupid, The Maddow Blog, Firedoglake and The Gateway Pundit

Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Four Pinocchios for Harry Reid's claim about Mitt Romney's taxes

Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Wanted: A Running Mate Who Will Fight Back, With Passion!

Discussion: Doug Ross and Hot Air

Alexander Burns / Politico:

Woman mentioned in Priorities ad died in '06 — The pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action lobbed a heavy-duty attack at Mitt Romney this morning, airing an ad that links the closure of a GST Steel plant in Kansas City to the loss of a family's health insurance — and the death of a woman some time later.

Discussion: Business Insider, Michelle Malkin, Washington Post, Examiner, Hot Air, Ballot Box, Mediaite, Rush Limbaugh, Ed Driscoll, CNN, The Lonely Conservative and Betsy's Page

Alexander Burns / Politico:
Former Bain worker slams Mitt

Discussion: CNN, Mediaite, American Prospect, The Daily Dish, Business Insider, The Spectacle Blog, The Impolitic, Taylor Marsh and Weasel Zippers

CNN:

Koch brothers slam ‘guy who makes obscene gestures with a monkey’ — (CNN) - Actor Zach Galifianakis may be known for his less-than family-friendly sense of humor, but billionaires David and Charles Koch demonstrated Tuesday they don't find him so funny. — The comedian is co-starring …

Discussion: NY Daily News, Indecision Forever, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and The Raw Story

Alyssa Rosenberg / ThinkProgress: The Koch Brothers Go After Zach Galifianakis and ‘The Campaign’

Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
Americans for Prosperity Begins $25 Million Anti-Obama Ad Campaign

Discussion: Wake up America

Noah Rothman / Mediaite:

Allen West Offended Everyone When He Ordered Chick-Fil-A For Entire Congressional Black Caucus — Rep. Allen West reportedly offended the entire Congressional Black Caucus when he delivered a selection of Chick-fil-A chicken and biscuits to the members' weekly meeting.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Weasel Zippers

Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:

Allen West Sends Chick-Fil-A To Black Caucus Meeting And Offends Everyone, Says Dem Rep … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Allen West, Elections 2012, Video, Alcee Hastings, Congressional Black Caucus, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Allen West Chick-Fil-a, Chick-Fil-a, Congressional Black Caucus Allen West …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Pat Dollard, Wonkette and theGrio

Derek T. Dingle / Black Enterprise:

Oval Office Interview with President Barack Obama — President Obama sat down with Black Enterprise Magazine for an exclusive interview in which he talks about black businesses and unemployment. — In three months voters will head to the polls to decide whether to give President Obama a second term.

Discussion: The Hill, The Hinterland Gazette, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite and theGrio

Byron Tau / Politico: Obama: 'I'm not the president of black America'

Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:

Republicans Blasted Obama Administration For Warning About Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism — The gunman in the shooting at a Sikh temple over the weekend has been labeled a potential domestic terrorist — defined as one who incites politically-motivated violence against his or her own country.

Discussion: The Political Carnival, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Christian Science Monitor, Wonkette, US Politics, Pirate's Cove and The Raw Story

Jeff Bliss / Bloomberg:
Sikh Killings Viewed as Domestic Terrorism by Investigators

Discussion: Addicting Info

David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Fox News analyst: Sikh temple massacre ‘not domestic terrorism’

Discussion: Mediaite, Addicting Info and Booman Tribune

Jeb Bush / CNN:

Santorum, Bush, Paul to speak at GOP convention — (CNN) - Rick Santorum, who emerged as Mitt Romney's fiercest competitor for the Republican presidential nomination, will speak at the Republican National Convention, a senior GOP official tells CNN. — The former Pennsylvania senator …

Discussion: americanthinker.com, Outside the Beltway, The Moderate Voice, The Raw Story, Hit & Run and Politico

CNN:
Obama debuts ‘Romney Hood’

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Wonkette, New York Magazine, Taylor Marsh, Indecision Forever and National Review

Rush Limbaugh:
Obama's Latest Lie: Romney Hood

Discussion: Politico

Anthony Breznican / Inside Movies:

FIRST LOOK: Daniel Day-Lewis embodies ‘Lincoln’ in Steven Spielberg's historical drama — Penny for your thoughts? — Long-range paparazzi (and the occasional sneaky fellow diner) grabbed snapshots of Daniel Day-Lewis as he was shooting Steven Spielberg's Lincoln last fall.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Boing Boing, WTVR-TV, Business Insider, Gothamist and Towleroad News #gay

Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:

Emails: Geithner, Treasury drove cutoff of non-union Delphi workers' pensions — Emails obtained by The Daily Caller show that the U.S. Treasury Department, led by Timothy Geithner, was the driving force behind terminating the pensions of 20,000 salaried retirees at the Delphi auto parts manufacturing company.

Discussion: Hot Air, Clayton Cramer's Blog, Weasel Zippers, The Heritage Foundation, Pat Dollard, Power Line, The Lonely Conservative and Patterico's Pontifications

Byron York / Washington Examiner:

When 1,099 felons vote in race won by 312 ballots — Popular in Politics — In the eyes of the Obama administration, most Democratic lawmakers, and left-leaning editorial pages across the country, voter fraud is a problem that doesn't exist. Allegations of fraud, they say …

Discussion: Power Line, Mediaite, protein wisdom, Questions and Observations, americanthinker.com, JOSHUAPUNDIT, PointOfLaw Forum, The Heritage Foundation, Washington Free Beacon, Betsy's Page and National Review

BuzzFeed:

Newsweek's Cover Is...A Bit Much Not inside: Does Phallic Imagery sell more mags? — copyranter BuzzFeed Staff posted a few minutes ago — YOUR REACTION?

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Jonathan Baker / NOM Blog:

Would You Look to a Food Company for Relationship Advice? — Last week we surpassed 24,000 signatures on the DumpGeneralMills.com website! Will you forward this email to a friend and help us hit 25,000? — Since announcing their opposition to the Minnesota marriage amendment …

Discussion: Mediaite

Zack Ford / ThinkProgress: NOM Is Still Protesting General Mills, Now For Supporting Healthy Living

BuzzFeed:

Romney: America Is No Kibbutz His ties to Israel only extend so far. — Mitt Romney bills himself as an ardent friend of Israel running against President Barack Obama who hasn't visited the American ally since taking the oath of office, but Romney's friendship only extends so far.

Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Political Carnival and Daily Kos

Dylan Byers / Politico:

The best Newsweek cover yet — Tina Brown's shock-and-awe approach to Newsweek covers is so familiar now it hardly warrants mention. But the strategy is predicated upon ginning up false controversy and feigned outrage to call attention to the struggling print edition …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Vodkapundit and Capital New York

Byron Tau / Politico:

Papa John's: Health law hurts prices — Pizza chain Papa John's told shareholders that President Obama's health care law will cost consumers more on their pizza. — On a conference call last week, CEO and founder John Schnatter (a Mitt Romney supporter and fundraiser) …

Discussion: Addicting Info, Daily Kos and Mediaite

Reuters:

Scandinavians launch ship to break Gaza blockade — Swedish and Norwegian backed SV Estelle set to sail from Oslo to Gaza; organizers hoping more ships will join. — OSLO - Scandinavian activist groups are launching an aid ship destined for Gaza on Tuesday, hoping to challenge …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Pat Dollard and Jihad Watch

Politico:

Campaign announces ‘Obama Classic’ with Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing — The latest Obama campaign contest offers supporters an opportunity to attend an event with basketball stars Carmelo Anthony, Patrick Ewing, and Michael Jordan, the campaign announced Tuesday.

Discussion: CNN, The PJ Tatler, Capital New York and Washington Free Beacon